Arrow Digital recently installed the Efi-VUTEk® GS3250LXr Pro LED roll-to-roll UV Inkjet printer at Pixel 2 Prints in Bangalore. The company claims that this new printer meets specific requirements for the production of fleet, vehicle graphics, billboards, retail, high-resolution billboards, outdoor signage and much more, using the new Super range, super wide gamut inks. With true grayscale, high image quality, the Efi-VUTEk GS3250LXr prints at 1,600 sq ft (149 sqm) per hour in 600 dpi; and billboards at even higher speeds.
Speaking on the occasion, Pawan Sharma, C C Kuttapa and S. P. Sudarshan, Managing Partners at Pixel 2 Prints say, “We are very happy to install this roll-to-roll LED technology at our site in Bangalore. We have been printing with solvent inkjet for many years and have grown rapidly in the outdoor advertising segment. Our customers are asking for better quality products and various applications that are green certified.
After doing a lot of research and discussing with various companies and studying different technologies, we visited the Arrow Digital’s Demo and R&D center in Ahmedabad, where we had the opportunity to get a hands on experience with various technologies; after which we went to the US and had the opportunity to visit customers with using this printer and were convinced this is the way forward for our future.”
According to Arrow Digital, the Efi-VUTEk® GS3250LXr Pro LED roll-to-roll printer produces high-margin, closely viewed graphics with six colors and true variable-drop grayscale print capability. Thee GS LXr Super-range LED UV Ink that exhibits solvent-like elongation characteristics and withstands heat installation without cracking. It offers an extended colour gamut and ensures maximum reliability and performance. Moreover, the Operational Cost is very low and it drastically reduces power consumption due to the LED Technology.
The GS3250LXr also has optional automated double-sided printing capability for banners and backlit applications. Brilliantly designed ‘cool cure’ LED Greenguard certified technology empowers the ability to produce profit opportunities by offering more premium margin jobs while reducing operating costs and environmental footprint. The GS is ideal for outdoor applications, vehicle wraps, and graphic applications on textured surfaces, wallpapers, bus shelters, heat sensitive materials, as well as for volume producers of short run fabric and textile soft sign applications.
